The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-20
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at - m, Speaker Card
well in the chair. Prayer by Rev. s. ;.
Lambeth of the Methodist church.
MR. WcLSuc.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections, 20 whom was referred
the resolution directing the com
mitiee 10 examine into The title Of
Mr. MChniic. delegate from Bath, Ale
ghany. and Highland TO the seat he now
occupies, reported it back iavorably, and
10 was agreed TO- This matter viii bee
considered boy the committee during the
holiday vacation
CHRISTMAS RECESS.
Mr Dupuy of Prince Edward offered
the following
Resolved .Uhe Senate c0ncuringl That
The General Assembly viii take recess
from and after Wednesday December 2l,
1851 90 Wednesday January 4, 1855"
MT. Ryan of LoudOun moved 90 strike
ont January and insert January 3
Lost
Mn Hay of Madison moved TO strike
out December 2l and insert December 30
Lost.
The resolution was then adopted and
Mr. Dupuy communicated the same tOI
the Senate.
LAND OFFICE.
The Committee on Omcc, and Officers
of the Capitol reported That they had
carefully examined the question of the
Land Office and had heard ihe statement
of The Governor and others and now re-
port tllt o. abolish this office is ineXpe
dimt u he report was agreed iO with
ont division
LEAVE Of Absence.
Leave of absence were granted 90 r.
II Spencer OF Cumberland, one day. and
Caesar Perkins of Buckingham, one day
INTERNAL REVENGE AND TAXES.
Mr Waddill moved 90 discharge The
committee from further considering the
Internal Revenue resolution Agreed TO.
The following Senate substitute was
then read
Resolved ihe Houscof Delegates CON
curing, Thai our Senators i'm Congress
bee instructed and our Representatives be
requested
$40 use their best efforts TO secure the /
immediate repeal of thc Internal Revenue /
system, relic of the war and no longer |
necessary io meet The demands OF the
Government, and because IL is oppres- /
-iNe' lo-i'Io hoh"poIles' ahh Is ouhuA- I
i'us lo lhe interests Ol cur people.
D To favor raising the revenue re-
qusiie for ihe support of the Federal /
cover iih'nl nl iaiih upon imports /
..., ,',,l.. ''-
.idinsfsd I'm n. nr,i.atiop "a. 4, nr,.
vent mcoual burdens. encourage produc.
live interests at home. the delrlopment
of our material resources. and t0 anorI +
iost CONDENSATION to labor. hut not to
foster monopolies"
After much fllibusiefino op the rari of /
the Republicans led by Waddin. The Sen. /
ate substitute Was agreed tO-ayCs. 55 +
uays. 30.
Sir Ryau. u.of IouJolln moved to recon. /
slider. whereup0n the Republicans heran
"a regular system of fllihusterinr. theirob- /
lection 90 ihe resolution being the tariff /
section. The question finally narrowed /
iisei' down TO lne no'lon 10 re'onsi"er
N''" was ''J00''''
THE pLBI shITLkAENr
Al. p.f..l f,... p;.to,o,l .i,..
chairman of the Finance Committee. 10
whom MAS referred that portion Of the
Governor message as refers 10 the pub
lic debt OF the State, reported The follow
ing preamble and resolutions
The report is published in fun ia the
Senate proceedings
rnANAs.
The Senate Joint resolution thanking
Attorney General Ayers and Common
wealth's Attorneys Scott and McCabe for
their defense of The State in the coupon
cases. came up la regular order after hav-
ing been placed on the calendar on mo-
lion OF Mr. Barbour OF Orange, discharg
ana RESOLUTIONS from us luiihtI SoAslu-
's,lon; a. ,,m n u.. r,